Hyperfuku: Strategy Types
Hyperfuku offers three strategy modes — Conservative, Moderate, and Degen — which use the same underlying AI logic but are tuned for different chart timeframes, signal frequencies, and risk appetites.
Conservative
2h – 4h (with daily confirms)
High-timeframe swing trading
Few trades per week/month
Moderate
15m – 1h
Medium-term swing/intraday
Multiple trades per day/week
Degen
3m – 10m
Low-timeframe scalping
Many trades per day
Conservative – 2h/4h High-Timeframe Strategy
Timeframes & Speed: This mode looks at higher‑timeframe charts, in the 2‑hour to 4‑hour range. It’s slow and selective. Days often go by without a signal if the market is indecisive.
Behavior: Conservative strategy will only issue a trade when multiple long‑term indicators line up. It tends to filter out noise and small price wiggles. You might see only a few trades per week (or even per month in quiet markets). When it does trade, it’s aiming for large swings – it tries to capture the bigger trend moves that play out over several days or weeks. It usually holds a position for a longer time compared to the other strategies.
Ideal Use Cases: This is suited for swing traders and those who prefer a low‑maintenance approach. If you don’t want to babysit the bot constantly and are okay with slow and steady signals, Conservative mode is ideal. It’s also a good choice in strongly trending markets or for users who want to reduce overtrading.
Risk Level: We can consider it the “lowest” risk of the three in terms of trading frequency and signal confidence. Because it trades less often, each trade is entered only when the evidence is strong. This can mean a higher win rate (in theory) and fewer transaction costs. However, note: “low risk” doesn’t mean risk‑free – a single trade can still be a big loser if the trend suddenly reverses. Also, because positions might be held longer, you must endure wider swings in PnL on each trade. Ensure your position size and leverage are such that you’re comfortable with bigger stops.
Volatility Exposure: The conservative strategy handles volatility by mostly ignoring small fluctuations. In a low‑volatility range, it might do nothing at all (no trades) until a breakout happens. In a high‑volatility event (like a sudden 10% crypto move), it might miss the initial spike but catch the meat of the move if that spike turns into a sustained trend. It’s less likely to get chopped up by quick reversals because it waits for confirmation on higher timeframes.
Response to Market Structure: In trending markets, this strategy shines – it will identify the primary trend and stick with it (perhaps even add to it if allowed). In ranging or sideways markets, the conservative strategy is generally a "safer" option. It’s quite good at staying out of trouble when price action is directionless. However, if a range fakes a breakout, there is a risk it triggers a trade and then the breakout fails (leading to a stop‑out). Overall, it tries to only trade when market structure shows a clear breakout or trend change.
Moderate – 15m–1h Medium-Timeframe Strategy
Timeframes & Speed: The Moderate strategy operates on mid‑range timeframes, roughly 15‑minute up to 1‑hour charts. It’s a balanced, intermediate pace. You can expect multiple signals per day or per week depending on market activity. It’s faster to react than the conservative mode, but still applies some filtering to avoid pure noise.
Behavior: Moderate mode will catch shorter‑term swings and retracements. It ranges from holding trades for a few hours to a couple of days. You might see it go long for an afternoon rally and exit or flip by next day if the trend shifts. It’s more active – in a choppy day, it could take a couple of trades (where conservative might take none). It still uses confirmations (it’s not scalping every tiny blip), but it won’t wait as long as the high timeframe strategy. For example, on a 1H chart, it might catch a move that lasts 8–12 hours, whereas conservative might ignore that.
Ideal Use Cases: Suitable for active traders or those who want a bit more action and more frequent feedback. If you check your positions a few times a day and don’t mind the bot making moves daily, Moderate is a good choice. It’s a middle ground – good for general market conditions that aren’t extremely trending or extremely volatile. Moderate is not a bad initial choice if you are hoping to learn how Hyperfuku behaves.
Risk Level: Moderate strategy carries a medium risk. Because it trades more often than conservative, there’s higher chance of encountering false signals or small losses (more trades = more opportunities for error). However, its signals are not as hypersensitive as the degen mode, so it avoids a lot of pure noise. Expect a moderate win‑rate and moderate drawdowns – e.g., it might take a string of 2–3 small losses in a choppy period, then hit a good win that nets it out positive. Position sizing should still be prudent.
Volatility Exposure: The moderate strategy can handle day‑to‑day crypto volatility. It will trade in volatile intra‑day swings, which means it can profit from that volatility but also get whipsawed by it occasionally. Moderate is more exposed to short‑term volatility. It works best when there’s intraday follow‑through (trends that last a few hours to days). If volatility is too high and erratic, you might see more losing trades – that’s a sign conditions might favor either stepping back or switching to conservative.
Response to Market Structure: In trending markets, moderate mode will trade more actively along the trend – possibly entering on pullbacks, maybe taking partial profits, then re‑entering. It can capture a trend in segments (not always one single hold). In range‑bound markets, moderate will likely generate some false signals – it might treat the edges of the range as breakouts and then have to exit. Make sure you pay attention to how the market is behaving - you must focus more here than conservative.
⚠ Degen – 3m–10m Low-Timeframe Strategy
Warning: This is high risk and not recommended unless you:
Are an experienced perpetual futures trader.
Can actively monitor your positions at nearly all times.
Accept you’re trading a risky mode on a high-risk instrument in the most volatile market in the world (crypto).
Timeframes & Speed: The “Degen” strategy is the high‑frequency scalping mode. It operates on very low timeframes, like 3‑minute, 5‑minute, or 10‑minute charts. This mode is fast and aggressive. It can generate numerous signals in a single day – trading in and out of moves that might last minutes to an hour or two. Essentially, it tries to capitalize on very short‑term patterns and momentum bursts.
Behavior: Degen mode will flip positions quickly. It might go long for a 30‑minute surge, take profit, then go short an hour later if price flips, etc. It’s not unusual to see multiple round‑trip trades per day on this setting. It reacts to almost any significant blip in the market, as long as that blip registers as a tradeable pattern. Because it’s so sensitive, it will also experience more false starts – e.g., it might interpret a small uptick as a breakout and go long, only to realize a few minutes later it was a fake move and then flip or stop out.
Ideal Use Cases: This strategy is meant for experienced or high‑risk‑tolerant users who want to emulate a scalper’s approach. It could be useful in markets that are very volatile in short bursts (for example, around certain news events or during a meme coin frenzy where price swings rapidly on low timeframes). If you’re the type of trader who watches the screen frequently and doesn’t mind a flurry of trades, Degen mode might appeal to you. Important: You should likely allocate a smaller portion of your capital to this mode or run it with lower leverage, because it can generate many losses if conditions are unfavorable. It’s also “Degen” in the sense that it’s high risk/high reward – potentially big percentage gains in a short time if many trades go right, but also rapid drawdown if it churns in noise.
Risk Level: This is the highest risk strategy type. The probability of consecutive losing trades is higher, simply because it trades so often and on such noisy data. Transaction costs also eat more into performance on very short trades. New users generally should be cautious with Degen mode – it’s easy to see a lot of excitement (and indeed some testers have shown incredible short‑term gains with it), but it requires strong risk management.
Volatility Exposure: The Degen strategy thrives on volatility – without it, there’s no point to this mode. In a sleepy market, Degen will churn out tiny signals that go nowhere (likely losses). It really needs price to move rapidly to cover the fee and slippage overhead and hit profits. In a highly volatile scenario (say a sudden 5% move in a few minutes), Degen might be the only strategy that reacts in time to catch a piece of it. However, extreme volatility (like whipsawing up and down) can also confuse it. Degen is most effective when the market is making a strong intraday trend or a series of clear swings with follow‑through. For example, if within an hour BTC moves +2%, then -1.5%, then +2% in clear waves, Degen could potentially trade each wave. If instead BTC jitters ±0.5% back and forth 20 times, Degen will likely get cut up trying to trade that.
Response to Market Structure: In a well‑defined range, a degenerate strategy will often perform poorly – it will treat every small breakout attempt as a real breakout. Unless the AI’s training has explicitly taught it to avoid certain range patterns, you can expect multiple stop‑outs in sideways conditions. In a strong trending day, Degen might actually perform best by piling on early and possibly re‑entering on small pullbacks. It can capture more of the intraday trend than moderate or conservative because it isn’t waiting for larger confirmation. But if that trend suddenly reverses, Degen will also be the last to realize the big picture has changed (it might still be trying to buy dips when the larger trend has turned down, until enough evidence piles up). Essentially, Degen sees the trees, not the forest – so it will navigate the immediate structure very nimbly, but it can miss the context of the broader structure. That means as a user, you might need to manually step in if, say, a clear higher‑timeframe resistance has been hit – the degen bot might still be going long on 5m chart signals, unaware that the 4h trend is now bearish. Use your discretion to know when to let the degen off the leash and when to rein it in.
Choosing a Strategy
Think of the modes as a risk and speed spectrum: Conservative → Moderate → Degen
Conservative = slower, potentially more reliable.
Degen = faster, high-variance.
Moderate sits in the middle.
Some users run multiple modes with separate allocations (e.g., majority in Moderate, small allocation in Degen). ⚠ Caution: Running multiple strategies can mean overlapping or conflicting positions — always consider total account exposure.
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